| Sumario: | Agriculture is one of the sectors most directly and vulnerable to the impacts of global climate change. In recent years, the continuous rise in global temperatures and the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events have been profoundly changing the environment and conditions for agricultural production, posing severe challenges to global food security, farmers' livelihoods, and the sustainable development of agriculture. Technologies from climate-smart agriculture and biological breeding to digital technology and artificial intelligence, technological innovation have provided new solutions to global challenges. However, research and development by individual agricultural scientists and research institutions is no longer sufficient to fully unleash the potential of science and technology to address these complex issues. This calls on the global scientific community to break down geographical and disciplinary barriers, and pool the scattered innovation forces into a holistic strategy for synergistic effects through deepening international cooperation and knowledge sharing.
Against this backdrop, in 2025, we have invited top experts, government officials, representatives of international organizations, and industry leaders in the fields of global agriculture, climate change, biotechnology, digital technology, and economic policy. Through forums, conferences, and lectures, they have shared cutting-edge scientific knowledge, explored innovative technological paths, exchanged successful practice cases, and explored effective policy and market incentive mechanisms. At the same time, we have reached cooperation agreements with international organizations, focusing on how to pool scattered innovation forces into a synergistic overall strategy through scientific and technological innovation and international cooperation, as well as through deepening international cooperation and knowledge sharing.
In addition, Kevin Chen (Leader of CASP AOW China project), Qiushi Chair Professor at Zhejiang University and Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI, had discussions with DG Xiao Wang of the Department of International Cooperation under the Ministry of Science and Technology on developing a potential key science program on coping with the climate change in the Chinese agriculture. Dr. Chen had further discussion with Weiping Hao, the deputy director general of Institute of Environmental Development, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Xifeng Gong, the interim director of the China Office of CGIAR on developing a fundable proposal to the Ministry of Science and Technology. The proposed project is to systematically enhance agriculture's ability to resist, recover from, and transform in the face of climate shocks, and to contribute wisdom and strength to the sustainable future of the global food system.
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